Project Setup Standards for Requirements Documentation

Standards for establishing requirements and specification documentation structure in new CUI projects, including directory layout, initial document creation, and prefix selection.

What This Skill Provides

This skill provides comprehensive standards for:

• •Directory Structure: Standard layout for requirements documentation
• •Prefix Selection: Choosing appropriate requirement prefixes for projects
• •Document Templates: Ready-to-use templates for initial documentation
• •Setup Workflow: Step-by-step process for establishing documentation
• •Quality Verification: Checklist for validating setup completeness
• •Lifecycle Integration: Integrating documentation throughout project phases

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• •Starting a new CUI project that needs requirements documentation
• •Setting up documentation structure before implementation
• •Standardizing documentation across multiple projects
• •Onboarding teams to CUI documentation practices
• •Establishing traceability from project inception

Workflow

Step 1: Understand Documentation Principles

Load core principles and directory structure:

Read: standards/directory-structure.md
Read: standards/lifecycle-integration.md

These standards provide:

• •Required directory layout and file organization
• •Documentation-first approach principles
• •Minimal vs. complete setup guidance
• •Integration with project lifecycle phases

Step 2: Select Requirement Prefix

Load prefix selection guidance:

Read: standards/prefix-selection.md

This standard provides:

• •Recommended prefixes by domain
• •Custom prefix guidelines
• •Hierarchical prefix patterns
• •Cross-domain project guidance

Step 3: Create Initial Documents

Load document templates:

Read: standards/document-templates.md

This standard provides templates for:

• •Requirements.adoc
• •Specification.adoc
• •Individual specification files
• •LogMessages.adoc

Step 4: Follow Setup Workflow

Load workflow guidance:

Read: standards/setup-workflow.md

This standard provides:

• •Step-by-step setup process
• •Common setup issues and solutions
• •Cross-reference verification steps

Step 5: Verify Quality

Load quality checklist:

Read: standards/quality-checklist.md

This standard provides:

• •Documentation structure verification
• •Content quality checks
• •Traceability validation

Integration with Other Skills

This skill works with other pm-requirements bundle skills:

After Setup → pm-requirements:requirements-authoring

• •Use after initial setup to create comprehensive requirements
• •Provides detailed authoring standards for requirements content

After Setup → pm-requirements:planning

• •Create planning documents for implementation tracking
• •Provides task organization and status tracking

During Implementation → pm-requirements:traceability

• •Link requirements to implementation code
• •Maintain bi-directional traceability

Quick Reference

Typical Setup Sequence:

1. •Create directory structure (mkdir -p doc/specification)
2. •Select requirement prefix (see prefix-selection.md)
3. •Create Requirements.adoc from template
4. •Create Specification.adoc from template
5. •Create individual specification documents
6. •Verify with quality checklist

Minimum Files Required:

• •doc/Requirements.adoc
• •doc/Specification.adoc

Complete Setup Includes:

• •Requirements.adoc, Specification.adoc
• •Individual specification documents in doc/specification/
• •LogMessages.adoc (if logging required)

Related Documentation

• •CUI Documentation Standards: General AsciiDoc formatting and structure
• •Logging Standards: LogMessages.adoc content requirements
• •Git Standards: Committing documentation files